---
title: MailItem.CreationTime Property (Outlook)
keywords: vbaol11.chm1302
f1_keywords:
- vbaol11.chm1302
ms.prod: outlook
api_name:
- Outlook.MailItem.CreationTime
ms.assetid: 83abef63-4f39-d9dc-9dea-a7365a6461d7
ms.date: 06/08/2017
---


# MailItem.CreationTime Property (Outlook)

Returns a  **Date** indicating the creation time for the Outlook item. Read-only.


## Syntax

 _expression_ . **CreationTime**

 _expression_ A variable that represents a **MailItem** object.


## Remarks

This property corresponds to the MAPI property  **PidTagCreationTime** .


## See also


#### Concepts


[MailItem Object](mailitem-object-outlook.md)

